1. You will have?an opportunity to explore the most relevant issues of the law governing the global economy.?The Program will advance your understanding of the business law and provide you with knowledge necessary to gain an interesting and fulfilling employment in the legal field.
2. Allocated in Germany, the summer program will give you an opportunity to improve your social as well as your working connections. During the program you will meet people from all over the world and you will get a feeling for a different culture. Further, you will gain a chance to get?in touch with law firms from Augsburg and Munich (M¨¹nchen) and global players such as Daimler-Chrysler, BMW and Siemens.
3. You will acheive all of that in only 6 weeks!

• Successful completion of the first year of law school
  However, we also welcome graduate students interested in an additional qualification in the field of international business law or young professionals.

• Good English skills, as all lectures and tests are held in English.
  Nevertheless, there is no TOEFL test requirement. The summer program includes an optional German language course.

To apply please

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fill out the (1)? application form?and send it back to us along with your?(2) CV and?(3) a short motivation letter to summerprogram@jura.uni-augsburg.de or submit it in?a paper form to:

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Professor Dr. Thomas M.J. M?llers?
z. Hd. Herr Christian Kolbe
Universit?t Augsburg?
Universit?tstra?e 24
86159 Augsburg

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The applications for the Augsburg Summer Program 2024 will be accepted until April 30th, 2025.

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As soon as you are accepted to participate in the Augsburg Summer Program, we will send you a letter of acceptance. The tuition fee for the program is due upon reception of this letter.

The applicants from?the following universities should apply to the coordinators at their home university. These coordinators carry out the selection procedure.?

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• Chicago-Kent, College of Law, Chicago, Illinois
• George Washington University, Washington D.C.
• Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California
• University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
• Pepperdine University, Malibu, California
• University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Peking University, China
• Macau University of Science and Technology, China

Students from US Law Schools can earn ABA approved credits, which are transferable to the respective home universities.

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To ensure?that every participant has a free choice between all courses, lectures and seminars offered the number of participants is limited to 25 students. Acceptances are given in the order of arrival of the applications.

Each student is subject to an administrative fee of 750,00 €.

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The administrative fee does not apply to students?from the following Universities:

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• Chicago-Kent, College of Law, Chicago, Illinois?
• George Washington University, Washington D.C.
• Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California
• University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
• Pepperdine University, Malibu, California
• University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Peking University, China
• Macau University of Science and Technology, China

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The administative fee has to be sent by money order to the following account:

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IBAN-Code: DE74 7005 0000 0001 2792 82
SWIFT-Code/BIC: BYLADEMM
Recipient: Staatsoberkasse Bayern, account number: 12 79 282
Bank: Bayerische Landesbank M¨¹nchen
National?bank?identification code:?700 500 00
Reference:?UniAug? 40 05 08 72

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Enrollment becomes effective only after the payment of the full 750,00 € is made (except for students that do not have to pay the fee, see above). If the payment is not made within two weeks after reception of the acceptance letter, the University reserves the right to withdraw the acceptance. As long as we have not yet announced the tuition fee for the 2025 Summer Program, the payment deadine does not become effective.

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We want to emphasize to students the importance of independently securing accommodation in Augsburg. While we cannot provide an exact estimate for accommodation expenses during your stay, it is curcial to understand that these costsare anticipated to surpass the tuition fee. Please be aware that housing costs are seperate from and not covered by the 750,00 € tuition fee.

Students from outside European Union may require a visa to be able to take part in the Summer Program. To find out whether you need a visa, please, refer to the German Embassy in your home country.

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There are no visa requirements for U.S. citizens. Participants can enter the country with a tourist visa, which will be valid for 90 days for the whole European Union.?

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Website of the German Missions in the United States

Students need to arrange their housing themselves. However, students from our American partner universities?will be supported by fellow German students with their search for housing during their stay in Augsburg.

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Housing List to download